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Last night I attended what may be the strangest green-themed event ever. In order to roll out their new CT 200 hybrid with a bang, Lexus hosted an evening called the Darker Side of Green. The main attraction was a debate

Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi loves to ride the waves--so much so, in fact, that he's made it his mission to share the experience with different animals he comes across. Over the years, Pianezzi has become quite

Jeff Garlin weighs in on going green. Image from Simon Spotlight
Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin is on a carbon and calorie loss diet. His new memoir, My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World, released this past week, chronicles his year-long

It's because they're un-American, obviously. Jonathan Safron Foer, the author of 'Everything is Illuminated' has been following Michael Pollan's lead as of late--his latest book is called 'Eating Animals', and it calls for, among other things, a closer

For thirteen seasons, King of the Hill cast its lens on a conservative, red meat-loving, pickup-truck driving Texas family. John Altschuler, along with Dave Krinsky and Mike Judge (the team also responsible for Beavis and Butthead and the film Office

Working from home is green; time and carbon is saved by the commute, it utilizes space better, and saves companies and workers a lot of money. But It is hard being a homeworker sometimes; I miss the camaraderie of the gang at the office. The transition

During the Copenhagen conference the Yes Men had some fun at the expense of Canada, creating a fake website, inventing press secretary Felix Charlebois, and promising a 40 percent reduction in emissions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Yesterday Mike reminded us that One Year Later, TVA Coal Ash Spill Problems Are Still Far From Over. But don't forget the warmer side of coal, the joy that the little singing lumps brought to all our hardened hearts. Who among us is so cold that they

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Okay, so Eugene Mirman has no training as a reporter, a journalist, a climate scientist, or a politician, and he seems to lack basic social skills. Which makes him about as qualified to discuss climate change as Glenn Beck. But Eugene's not in

Times being what they are in the architecture biz, nobody is going to miss the rapidly expanding gingerbread world. In Vancouver, some of the greenest architects around have entered the fray. East Side Design and Solus Decor's Earthship Lollipop "is

Oh, Lou. Hardly out of your contract with CNN, and already trying to contend with the top tier blowhards. Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity have already somehow warped Obama's intent to participate in negotiations for a global

"I know the score," said Al Gore with a steely gaze last night on Saturday Night Live, about being called up by NBC once a year during its "Green Week" to talk about the environment, "Thanks, I can't tell you how exciting it is to have the bully pulpit